Swimming Strokes

Hey everybody! I know it’s been a while since I last wrote a post. I’ve been really busy with school projects and swimming. As summer comes along I should be posting a lot more, I promise! Anyway, a month or so ago I wrote an essay for my Language Arts class talking about anxiety. The main story in the essay is from the [...]

Hey Everybody, Last weekend I attended an elite swim camp in North Carolina. I was invited after winning the State Championship in my 50 Freestyle last short course season. Eleven other boys and 12 girls from Illinois Swimming were selected to also attend the camp. We were also lucky enough to watch the finals of the Charlotte Grand Prix [...]

Hi! So, a couple weeks ago I had to write a biography on a person of our choice in writing class for our journalism unit. I’m sure you could guess, since I am a competitive swimmer, of course I picked Michael Phelps! I hope you enjoy. “I always thought, it would be neat to make the Olympic Team.” He didn’t know that he would become [...]

Hi Guys, I wanted to share with you an essay that I wrote for a school project a couple weeks ago. It is about water and how it is really important to me. There are also some funny stories included that I hope you will enjoy! WATER By Parker Nolan Do you know how to swim? Swimming is a very important skill all people should know how to [...]

Hi Guys! One of the big things that I wanted to tell you about was where I was this past weekend. I was at a very important swim meet all the way out in Indianapolis! It was hosted by the Carmel Swim Club at the IUPUI natatorium. The first thing I wanted to talk about is the pool.The cool thing is that it is one of the fastest pools in [...]

Hi guys, The last time you heard from me I was ecstatic about my state win. Wow, that was awhile ago. What have you been up to since then? Even though I am back in school with all my friends and we are following our daily routine, lately I have been having summer flashbacks! I had so much fun in Florida. I keep thinking about the beach, [...]

Hey guys, I know I haven’t been posting as much in the past couple weeks. It is because I was really busy training and preparing for the State meet! The meet was July 26-28, so it took up my whole weekend driving there and back, and there and back, and so on. But, it was totally worth it! Let me tell you everything that happened, [...]

Hi guys! Sorry I haven’t been writing posts for a while. I have been really busy with swimming and school lately. It’s almost summertime! But, there is one more thing that we are doing this school year…Going to Camp Edwards! If you remember, I have been writing a post or two about camp since my blog started last May. I [...]

Hi! Last weekend I had a swim meet. And it wasn’t just an ordinary swim meet, it was the State Championship Meet! What that means is that all the kids in the STATE come to our pool in Chicago to race and I was one of them! Crazy, right? Another thing is that you had to be fast enough to qualify for this meet, so not everybody could [...]

Hi! So today is the last day of the week! Today we are just going to have a relxaxing day at the house. I have had a great weekend so far. My friend came over on Friday. I showed her how to play Minecraft and we watched a movie while eating ice cream. It was awesome! The next night, I also saw a Harvest Moon. I logged it in my moon [...]